Stamp-rack



W. H. NIEMEYER.

STAMP RACK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18. 1917.

Patented Deo. 7

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f W. H. NIEIVIIEYIIIl STAMP RACK. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-18,1917.

1,361,536, I Patented Dec.l 79 1920.

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UNITED STATES WILLIAM Ir. IvIEIvInYnIt, or BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND.

STAMP-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. a, 1920.

Application led September 18, 1917. Serial No. 191,911.

To all Lo/wm t may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM H. NIE- Mnrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stamp-Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to stamp racks.

One object of my invention is to provide a rack capable of supporting a plurality of stamps and combined with a hand-operated stopping mechanism and a visual index so that any oney of said plurality of stamps can be readily selected for use.

Another object of my invention is to provide a case for said rack so that the rack can be completely closed when not in use to prevent the accumulation of dust upon the stamps and co-acting mechanism.

Another obj ect of my invention is to provide a plurality of stamp pads and a table adjacent thereto for supporting the paper or other articles to be stamped.

These and further objects of my invention are fully described and explained in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side view of my improved stamp rack, part of the casing being broken away to show the means for supporting and guiding the stamps. l

Fig. 2 is a front view of same, the sliding door being raised so as to expose the stamps to view and the stamps being shown only upon one shelf.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the indexing mechanism, partly in section, when viewed in the direction of the arrow 3 in Fig. 1.

Figs. 4 and 5 are details of the indexing mechanism hereinafter referred to.

Fig. 6 is a view of the hand operating mechanism, partly in section when viewed in the direction of the arrow 6 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a detail viewl of the hand operating mechanism when viewed in the direction of the arrow 7 in Fig. 2.

Figs. 8 and 9 are details of the hand operating mechanism hereinafter referred to.

In the drawings 15 represents a casing which is formed with a bottom 16, sides 17 and 18, a front 19, a. back 20 and a top 21; these parts may be formed of wood, metal or any suitable composition and joined together in any approved way.

Near the center of the side. 17, a bearing stud22 is secured in any approved manner and a bearing 23 is secured on the side 18 in line with'the bearing stud 22. Y

The bearing 23 has a flange 24 formed integrally with the boss 25 and said flange and boss are .provided with a central hole therethrough in which is revolubly mounted the shaft 26. The flange 24 is secured to the side 18 by bolts such as 27, having the nuts 28 thereupon on the inside of the side 18. The shaft 26 lits tightly within a hole provided within the flange 29 and said flange is provided with a plurality of bosses 30 upon the outer periphery thereof, in which are rigidly secured arms such as 31. The arms 31 have spreaders such as 32 rigidly secured thereto. The outer surfaces of the spreaders 32 are approximately cylindrical in form and adapted to fit snugly within the interior cylindrical surface such as 33 of the liange 34. The shaft 26 lis prevented from turning within the liange 29 by means of thepin 35 which is driven tightly in holes provided in both.

A flange 36, in all respects similar to the flange 34, is provided just within the side 17 and said flange is provided with spreaders, arms, bosses and a flange 37, in all respects similar to the parts numbered respectively 32, 31, 30 and 29 with'reference to the flange 34 excepting that the fiange 37 is provided with a bearing hole which is revolubly mounted upon the portion 38 of the bearing stud 22. A plurality of shelves such as 39 extends between the flanges 34 and 36 and `said shelves are secured thereto in any approved manner.

Upon each of the shelves 39 there is mounted a plurality of stamps suchy as 40, said stamps being shown only upon one of the shelves in each of Figs'l and 2.

The construction of these stamps and the means for holding and guiding same, and the shelves 39 upon which they are mounted,

being fully illustrated, described and claimed in my a plication for U. S. Letters Patent, Serial o. 149126,'filed Feb. 16, not be further described.

The bracket 41, the table 42, the inking pad 43, the guides 44-J14,'the cover 45, the box-shaped portion 46 for covering the ink- .ing pad 43, the ringer grips V474-47 and the 1917, win

index upon the cover 45, as shown in Fig. 2, which consists of a plurality of horizontal lines equal in number to the number of shelves 39, and the division of said horizontal lines into a plurality of vertical series numbered 1, 2 and 3 having been fully set forth in the application for U. S. Letters Patent aforesaid, will Vnot be further described.

The means by which I provide for the bringing of any desired stamp into the stam-ping position will now be explained :m r1 bracket 48 is secured to the dependent end 49 of the table 42 in any approved manner such as'by screws 63. The bracket 48 is provided with a horizontal portion 50 in whichv is formed a plurality of depressions 51, there being one depression 51V for each of the shelves 39. The inner end of the bracket 48 is provided with a hole 52 in which is slidably mounted the rod An arm 54 formed integrally with the collar 55 and provided with the ball handle 56, is revolubly mounted upon the front end of i the rod 53, and a screw 57 threaded into the collar 55 is provided with a cylindrical portion 58 which fits loosely within the groove 59 formed in the forward end of the rod 53. The rear end ofthe rod 53 is formed With the collar portion 60 and said collar portion is slidably mounted in the interior of the guide 61, the latter heilig secured to the side 18 by screws such as 64. The guide 61 is provided with a slot 62 through which passes the screw 65, said screw being threaded in the collar portion 60.

The cylindrical extension 66 is formed integrally with the collar portion 60, and the extension 66 slides freely in the slot 67 provided in the side 18. A hole is provided in the extension 66 and in said hole there is slidably mounted the stopping pin 68, the outer end of which is provided with a head 69 against which presses the spring 70; the

`spring 70 is kept in place by the screw 65.

The inner end of the stopping pin 68 is arranged to enter the slot 71 of the stopping piece 72, as hereinafter explained. There is one stopping piece 72 for each of the shelves 39 and each stopping piece is secured upon the iange 34 by means of a screw such as 73.

It will be noted, by an inspection of Fig.

' l, that the stopping pieces 72 are at different distances from the axis of the shaft 26 and vthat the slots 71 in said stopping pieces are .substantially parallel to the broad sides of the shelves 39. Thus, the stopping piece 72,

4in which the end of the pin 68 1s resting, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 3, is at the maximum distance from the axis of the shaft 26, and

thatthe next stopping piece 72, in a clockwise direction therefrom, is somewhat closer to the axis of said shaft, and the other stopping pieces 72 are each successively closer -to said axis than vthe preceding one. The

VservesY to secure the stud purpose of this construction will be explained in the explanation and operation of my improved stamp rack.

In Vorder to provide a ready means for bringing the different shelves into location for the stamps thereupon to be used, I provide the following instrumentalities At the front of the side 18 and just above the plane of the table 42, I secure the flange 74 to the side 18 by means of screws such as 75, nuts 76 being threaded upon the latter on the inside of said side. The boss 77 is formed integrally with the flange 74 and the stud 78 lits tightly therein. The in 79 78 within the boss 77. Y Y 1 On the outer end of the stud 78there is revolubly mounted the sleeve 80 with which there is formed integrally the sprocket wheel 81 and the hand wheel 82. The sleeve is prevented from displacement on the stud `7 8 by means of the washer 83, the latter being secured to the said stud by means of p Y letters corresponding with the letters which designate the horizontal lines upon the front cover 45, (see Fig. 2.) Y

These letters may be east upon the periphery of the hand wheel', indented therein or secured thereto in any approved manner.

An index bracket 88 is secured to the side 18 by means of screws such as 89 and the outer end of said bracket is opposite one of the letters upon the periphery of the hand wheel when the corresponding shelf is in position for the stamps thereupon to be operated.

Upon the front of each of the shelves 39 and near the end thereof, I place letters which correspond to the letters designating the horizontal lines, and at proper locationsupon said front I place numerals which. correspond to the numerals designating the vertical series of said horizontal lines on the index upon .the front 45. Y

The manner, use and operation of my improved stamp rack will now be explained 1+ As before stated, eachV of the letters, A, B, C, D, E and F, at the left and right of the index (see Fig. 2), designates one of theYV shelves 39. Y The shelf designated by Aris Y distancev from the' axis of the shaft 26, and; v i.

when the end ofthe stopping pin 68 is inthe slot 71 of said stopping piece, the arm 54 will be resting in the first depression 51 of the bracket 18.

It is evident that when the end of the stopping pin 68 is in the slot 71, the shelves 39 cannot be moved.

The ooerator will be aware that shelf A is locke in position because the letters A upon the hand wheel 82 will be opposite the end of the index bracket 88 and said letters will also show on the front of said shelf, as shown in Fig. 2.

The operator will also be aware that the three stamps indexed on the horizontal line A and under the numerals 1, 2 and 3 of the index on the front 15 can be used. By reference to the index, it will become immediately apparent as to which stamp is to be used.

Should the stamp that the operator desires to use be upon a shelf other than the shelf A, he applies his hand to the ball 56 and raises same so asto bring the arm 54 out of the A depression; he then moves sai( ball inwardly until it is over the proper depression, as indicated by the letters on the horizontal portion of the bracket 48, and then drops the arm 54 into the latter depression. He then applies his hand to the hand wheel 82 and moves it in either direction until one of the inclines 90 upon the stopping piece 72 presses the stopping pin 68 outwardly against the tension of the spring 70 and then allows said spring to drop with in the slot 71, thus locking the desired shelf at the position occupied by the shelf A in Fig. 2.

It is to be noted that as the proper letters upon the periphery of the hand wheel 82 approaches the end of the index bracket 88, the operator is warned to move same slowly and prevent undue shock upon the stopping pin 68 and the stopping piece 7 2.

rlhe arrangement of the letters upon the hand wheel 82 and the cooperation of the end of the bracket 88 therewith is a very important feature of my invention, because the flanges 34; and 36 and the shelves 39 must be comparatively heavy in construction and they must support the weight of the stamps 40. Hence it is evident that since a quick movement of the flange, shelves and stamps must be secured in order to economize time, this would cause breakage of the stopping mechanism unless some means were provided to give warning when it is necessary to slow down for the stopping position.

I claim z- 1. In a stamp rack, the combination with a casing, of a bearing stud on one side of said casing, a shaft revolubly mounted in the other side of said casing, shelves, flanges secured to the end of said shelves, one of said flan'es being revolubly mounted on said stud, and the other flange being rigidly connected to said shaft, a stopping piece for each shelf on one of said flanges at different radial distances from the center of said flange, a stopping pin and means for adjustably securing said pin in line with each stopping piece.

2. In a stam-p rack, the combination with a casing, of flanges revolubly mounted in said easing, a plurality of shelves mounted between said flanges, a shaft rigidly conf nected to one of said flanges andextendmg to the outside ofsaid casing, means on the outside of said casing for turning said shaft, a plurality of stopping pieces rigidly secured to one of said flanges and indexing mechanism slidably mounted in said casing and coperating with said stopping pieces to selectively stop said shelves-.

3. In a. stamp rack, the combination with a casing, of a plurality of shelves revolubly mounted therein, a shaft rigidly connected to said shelves and extending to the outside of said casing, a sprocket wheel on said shaft, a sprocket wheel, and a hand wheel secured thereto and revolubly mounted on said casmg sprbcket wheels, an index bracket and indicia on said hand wheel adjacent to said bracket to indicate the approach of each shelf to the stopping position, and separately operated stopping mechanism for stopping said shelves.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM H. NIEMEYER.

a sprocket chain connecting saidV 

